Topic > Gender Roles in Psychological Thrillers - 1154

In the trailer it is clear that expected gender roles are switched, with links to Butler's idea that gender roles are not biological but are instead created through culture and they can then be explored. Clarice goes against her prescribed gender roles by wearing a man's suit with trousers and doing the typically masculine job of hunting down and stopping the killer, Bill transforms into a feminine role by taking quick shots of him putting on makeup. and comb his hair, something we would expect Carice to do. Bill however maintains some form of his masculinity by being a monstrous villain with the ability to overpower